Fountain comb



Dec. 4, 1951 s. A. RYPEL ETAL 2,577,665

FOUNTAIN coma 7 Filed Aug. 7, 1947 INVENTORS STANLEY A/RYPEL RUPERT RYPEATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 4, 1951 other.

, 2379365 FOUNTAIN cormstanfey ii. Ky'iiel and Rupert Rypel, Milwaukee,Wis.

Application August 7, 1947, Srial No. 766,944-

' 1" Claim.

Our invention refers to fountain combs for vide-a simple and effiecttvehollow shell; having a reservoir chamber at one end adistributingchamberat the opposite end; the said chambers having a communicatingporttherebetween.

The lower edges of the shell areclosed toforin a distributing chamber a;slotted backbone of a comb; The distributing chamber or shank portion ofthe shell is, in the operation, tilted slightly downward, whereby fluidfrom the reservoir chamber is delivered into the distributing chamberthrough the port therebetween arid the fluid is thus discharged to thepatients scalp from the comb teeth.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafterdescribed, and more particularly defined by the appended claims, itbeing understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of theherein disclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of theclaim.

In the accompanying drawings is illustrated one complete example of thephysical embodiment of the present invention constructed according tothe best mode so far devised for the practical application of theprinciples thereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a sectional elevation view of a fountain combembodying the features of our invention, the section being indicated byline I, l of Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a top plan sectional view of the same, the section beingindicated by line 2, 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view through the comb, the section beingindicated by line 3, 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is another cross sectional view of the comb upon a differentplane, the section being indicated by line 4, 4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a sectional end view of the comb.

flattened out, wherein the same may be folded upon itself to developbleeds.

Figure 6 is another cross sectional view of a comb, wherein the samemay-be fabricated from two sections slightly spaced apart.

Figure 7 is a similar cross sectional view of the two part comb, havingfitted therebetween a layer of porous material.

Figure 8 is a still further modified form of 2 comb; wherein the sameisfabricated from a single porous section.

Figure 9 is an enlarged sectional elevation view of amodified form ofvalve for introducing fluid into the comb" shell.

Figure 10- is'a-cross sectional view through-- the same, the sectionbeinindicated by line l0, IU of Figure 9".

Figure 11 is an end view of the discharge nozzle of th e fluid containerand Figure 12 is another cross sectional view through the valvemechanism, the section being indicated by line 12, 1-2 ofFigure 9;

Referringby charaoterstothe'- drawings, lindicates a rectangular shell,havingatits shank end a fluid'reservoir chamber- 2, and a fluiddistributing chamber 3- at the opposite end.

The twochambers areseparated by a partition 4, the same being stoppedbelow the top edges of the shell, to form a discharge port 4'communicating with the chambers.

The bottom of the distributing chamber 3 is closed by a comb backbone 5,5, which backbone forms the bottom of said chamber, its two parts beingslightly spaced apart to develop a slot 6 therebetween. As indicated inFigures 3 and 5, the comb is formed from a flat blank, folded uponitself, at the central portionof said blank intersecting the comb toothends.

The shank or reservoir portion of the shell I is provided with a fluidfilling opening 1, which communicates with the reservoir chamber 2, andthe filling opening is closed by a screw plug 1. As indicated in Figure6 of the drawings, the comb is fabricated from like comb layers 6'6 andas shown in Figure 7, a thin porous sheet 6 can be placed between thesesections for permitting liquid to seep therethrough.

Referring to Figure 8 of the drawings, another form of comb isillustrated, wherein the same is molded from a porous fiber'B.

As illustrated in Figures 9 to 12 inclusive of the drawings, the fillingopening 1, in some instances, may be formed with an enlarged recess 1"threaded at its outer end.

An externally threaded sleeve 8 is fitted into the mouth of the recess,the internal bore of which sleeve 8 is also threaded and adapted toreceive an exteriorly threaded nozzle 8 of a fluid container tube, asbest shown in Figure 9 of the drawing.

The sleeve 8 has seated at its inner end a valve 3, which is heldagainst its seat by a coil spring I0, interposed between the base of therecess 7" and the valve member 9.

The valve member 9 is provided with a stem 3 I I, having a crowned end,and said stem carries a pin I l, which pin is slidably guided in grooves8" formed in the sleeve 8.

The valve member 9 is also guided by an anchor pin 12, the said pinbeing carried by the sleeve, and is extended through a slot l2 formed inthe valve stem H.

The nozzle 8' of the container tube is formed with a cupped end recessII and a discharge aperture 13, which aperture is branched about therecess.

From the foregoing description it is apparent when the container nozzleis inserted about the valve stem H and in threaded engagement with thesleeve, it is rotated with reference to its threaded connection, and thevalve 9 will be forced open against its spring pressure, whereby thefluid from the container tube is discharged into the reservoir 2, andobviously, when the container is removed from its threaded engagementwith the valve equipment, the same will be closed by the spring [0.

The fluid container tube is for the purpose of refilling the reservoirchamber 2, and when its nozzle 8' is inserted into the filling openingI, it opens valve 9, whereby the fluid is discharged from the containeraperture I3 into the reservoir of chamber 2.

From the foregoing description, with reference to the fountain combassemblage, it is apparent should a party desire to use the comb, theshank or handle end may be tilted upwardly, whereby a small quantity ofthe fluid contained in the reservoir chamber is delivered to thedistributing chamber, and thereafter this volume of fluid will graduallyseep down into or about the comb teeth for uniform distribution to thehair and scalp.

We claimi V p A fountain comb comprising a shell having a reservoirchamber at one end provided with a filling opening, a partitionextending transversely of the reservoir chamber terminating a slightdistance from the top edge of the shell to form a discharge port, a combbackbone and teeth on the backbone, said backbone being secured to thebottom edge of the shell beyond the reservoir chamber to close saidbottom end and form with the shell a fluid distributing chamber, saiddischargev port for the reservoir chamber opening into the fluiddistributing chamber, whereby upon an upward tilt of the reservoirchamber fluid will be discharged into the distributing chamber throughthe port, said backbone having a longitudinally extending slot openinginto the distributing chamber and out through the lower edge of thebackbone at said comb teeth.

STANLEY A. RYPEL. RUPERT RYPEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,059,282 De Bassini Apr. 15,1913 2,218,471 Hickey Oct. 15, 1940 2,446,398 Wilson Aug. 3, 1948FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 325,309 Italy Mar. 8, 1935

